Columbia Business School — Local services in New York

EMBA admissions interviews take place off campus at a random federal government building (Armstrong Hall) that feels more like an ICE office, with a platoon of cops guarding the door, who are more like interrogators than receptionist for any normal educational institution or place of business. No waiting area, no restroom, just cops and a metal detector. Totally unwelcoming experience, especially for professionals looking to give you $200K in tuition and fees. Why not conduct your admissions interviews at any of Columbia's innumerable better and more friendly offices? This crucial part of CBS's EMBA program felt way worse than that at any other tier 1 and tier 2 business schools. Even Fox at Temple does a better job in this regard. Such a disgrace and poor first impression to the otherwise well regarded CBS. Needless to say, this experience was key to my decision to matriculate into a different program at another...

They must not be teaching business ethics. One of their extremely successful alumni is a property investor taking over our neighborhood through four special assessments for over $30,000 per unit payable in two payments over 6 months and says we will not charge you interest because we know that this may cause a hardship. His family is the association who is proposing all of these special assessments and voting them through. He's also a cybersecurity specialist so I'm sure he's seeing this right now. And when I say specialists that's...

I am not a student but have been watching the business school campus emerge over the years and love seeing the outcome. Standing outside this building near the central circle shows how beautifully the architecture compliments the surrounding, from the arches of the Harlem River Drive viaduct to the elevated tracks and the Prentis building on...